Aviation in Debate – The commercial aviation 2020 Agenda

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The main table.


At the invitation of ABEAR – the Airline Brazilian Association - Fulvio Delicato, partner and managing director of Delicato Consulting attended this Wednesday, August 6, 2014 to the seminar titled "Aviation in Debate" that took place at the Convention Center of the Institute Alberto Luiz Coimbra of Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering, of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE-UFRJ).


In the auditorium, important personalities of the commercial aviation scenario in Brazil as the presidents of the major Brazilian Airlines José Efromovich, from Avianca; Antonoaldo Neves, from Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras; Paulo Sérgio Kakinoff, from GOL; and Claudia Sender, from TAM, academy reseachers like Prof. Dr. Luiz Pinguelli Rosa and Prof. Dr. Elton Fernandes, PHD, ANAC – Civil Aviation Agency - representatives Marcelo Guaranys and Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino, DECEA – Air Space Control Department – Air Brigadier Gustavo Adolfo Camargo de Oliveira and of the CGNA – Air Navigation Management Center – Cel. Bertolino and Cel. Medeiros, and representatives from aircraft manufacturers such as Embraer, Boeing and Bombardier and the aviation authority of the United States, the FAA – Federal Aviation Administration.


During the seminar the participants discussed key issues and recent experiences of the industry (FIFA World Cup 2014) and the perspectives and needs for the future, under the title of “Agenda 2020”.

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The Letter signing page.


At the end of the event the president of ABEAR, Eduardo Sanovicz, supported by the leaders of the four major Brazilian airlines, delivered to the Minister of the Civil Aviation Secretariat (SAC) of the Presidency, Moreira Franco, there as a representative of the candidate for presidency Dilma Russef, a document entitled "Letter of the Aviation to the Republic" with the main industry recommendations/claims for the next government. Copy of this letter will be delivered to each of the other three candidates best placed in the polls for this election.


"The experience of ABEAR members comes at an important political moment as a contribution to a government agenda that shall produce both sustainability and competitiveness at a sector that contributes to high level job creation, increase capital flow and boost business." said Fulvio Delicato, partner and managing-director of Delicato Consulting.


The main topics of the Letter of the Aviation to the Republic are:


1)  Review the pricing policy of aviation fuel, ensuring that the final cost is aligned to the average of international markets; standardize state ICMS rates (currently ranging between 4% and 25%) to 6% in the entire country; zero the PIS / COFINS.

2)      Increase the capacity of airports and airspace; suit and expand the regional airport infrastructure.

3)      Develop programs to ensure reconquest of the international passenger market by Brazilian airlines; strengthen the institutional representation of the country in international air transport forums.

4)      Foster the formation and improvement of skilled technical labor.

5)      Reduce the bureaucracy of customs process, adopting international standards; besides investing in the safety of the air transport chain, both for passengers and cargo, through the development and application of specific legislation in line with the International Civil Aviation Organization - ICAO.

6)      Broaden a permanent dialogue with the presidency through SAC, ensuring the frequent exchange of projects and proposals.